As we all know, Chinese has more than a thousand years of foot binding bad habits, and the "three-inch golden lotus" is just a special habit of ancient men for women. Foot binding is not convenient for movement and labor, and it also destroys the woman's body. After the fall of the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China was established, and at this time the old feudal ideas collided with the new ideas of freedom and democracy. Although new ideas have become dominant, the old feudal bad habits are still continuing in the folk.
The bad habit of foot binding originated in the Northern Song Dynasty according to historical records. During the Ming Dynasty, the habit of foot binding further flourished, and at this time, the "elegant name" of "three inches of golden lotus" was circulated. During the Qing Dynasty, almost all classes of society had the bad habit of foot binding. In the late Qing Dynasty, whether it was a large family or a poor peasant, they would take out a few meters of long cloth and wrap the feet of a newly born girl. This bad habit is also unique to China. After the Opium War, Westerners came to China and were amazed to see the wind of foot binding in the Chinese.
During the Republic of China period, with the collapse of qing dynasty rule, foot binding gradually improved, until the rise of the "no foot binding" movement, the bad habit of women's foot binding was completely eradicated. There is also a story of foot binding that took place during the Republic of China period. Zhang Youyi may not be known to many people, but when it comes to her first husband, I am afraid that almost everyone knows that he is the famous poet Xu Zhimo. Zhang Youyi has an older brother named Zhang Junjie, Zhang Junjie has been studying hard since he was a child, although he has not received a systematic Education in the West, but he is not as pedantic as the Jingsheng in the last years of the Qing Dynasty, but extremely enlightened and knowledgeable.
Although Zhang Youyi is only three years younger than Zhang Junjie, she is as pampered as Zhang Junjie's heart meat. At that time, although the Qing Dynasty collapsed, the bad habit of foot binding was still circulating in the folk. Zhang Youyi was no exception when she was a child, and when the family wrapped her feet, Zhang Youyi cried. At this time, Zhang Junjie heard his sister's crying, and he couldn't sit still, so he stopped his mother and said to his mother strongly: I can't wrap my sister's feet anymore, and she can't marry out in the future and I will raise her.
Her mother was also impressed by Zhang Junjie's words, so Zhang Youyi became one of the few bigfoot girls at that time. Later, Zhang Youyi married Xu Zhimo under the media of others. Xu Zhimo has received a new education in the West, but when it comes to talking about marriage, he can only accept the orders of his parents and the words of the matchmaker, so Xu Zhimo met Zhang Youyi, although Xu Zhimo did not dislike Zhang Youyi's big feet, but he also did not love Zhang Youyi.
Soon after the marriage of the two, Xu Zhimo went to study in Britain and met the famous female poet who was in her youth, Lin Huiyin, and he developed a deep admiration for Lin Huiyin, and he disregarded Zhang Youyi, who was pregnant at this time, and launched a crazy pursuit of Lin Huiyin. If it were not for his admiration for Lin Huiyin at that time, I am afraid that Xu Zhimo would not have written the later popular "Farewell to Kangqiao" when he left London.
Zhang Junjie can prevent Zhang Youyi from binding her feet, but she cannot control her marriage. However, Zhang Junji also fulfilled his promise, after Xu Zhimo left Zhang Youyi, Zhang Youyi did not have a smooth life, at this time Zhang Junli did not hesitate to help his sister, which is also a promise made when he was a child.